New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-25

3 oestu anu Samp9eH report 90 percent.
damage, while Lake Park and Verndale
report no injuries whatever. The recent
frost has injured the crops in the immedi
ate vicinity OF Fargo from 3 to 5 percent.
Not since the forest fires OF 1871 have
the lumber districts OF northern Michigan
and Wisconsin suffered by fire as now.
West OF Michigamme five construction
camps Of the Duluth, South Shore & At
lantic road burned. Two lumber camps
we're also burned. Over million feet OF
standing pine have been destroyed. The
people. OF Champion and Michigamme vii
lagos OF 5000 and 1,5OO respectively,
are lighting in the flames tosave the towns.
Baraga, Mich, is in danger. Fires are
burning near L'Anse. Calumet. Ne
gaunre, Antrain, Republic, Three Lakes,
Metropolitan and other villages. The
losses will be up in the hundred thousands.
Paymaster Bush, who was found guilty
OF carelessness by the court Of inquiry at
Fort Robinson for permitting himself
to be robbed OF $500 in governments
funds by the cowboy, Charley Parker, has
made good the amount lost.
Senator Logan's widow has never recov-
cred from the shock occasioned by the gen.
erals death. She goes daily to the vault
where his coffin is deposited at the Wash
lngton cemetery.
The critics of the civil service act who
have complained that the effect OF the new
rules will be to cause some OF the present
clerks to fall back to lower grades do not
admit that such an operation OF the rules
would, in many, cases, simply be just. In
some instances all that distinguished the
clerk OF different classes is the amount OF
salaries. There is one division at least in
which first, second and third-class clerks
do the same work. In some OF the divis-
ions, clerks who are paid only 5000 do as
good work as those who receive $1,000.
Some OF the second and third class clerks
are not competent to do work in their
proper grades.
Senator James Beck of Kentucky was in
Chicago, a few days ago. He said While
he had voted for the Interstate law, he was
not as much in favor OF it then as he is
now. He has come to the conclusion that
the new law is q beneficial one. much more
than he had anticipated and hereafter he
will be q strong champion OF it. He is
especially impressed with the power OF the
new law in putting an end to certain monop-
olies, tue principal one being the Standard
Oil company, which will hereafter be de-
prived OF many benefits it now enjoys, for
the railways will no longer be able to pay
secret rebates OF 40 per cent OF the ra tie re-
ceived for freight.
The will OF the late Hon. A. C.. DePauw,
was probated The estate is valued
at 81, 100000. He gives 81, 900, OOojoint-
l y to his wife and daughter, $32, 200 and
$38. 600 respectively in cash to his two
sons besides lands. The DePauw univer-
sity OF Greencastle, Ind, gets 100000,
and various churches, missionary societ-
les and charitable nstitutions the balance
of the estate.
The grand lodge, Knights OF Pythias OF
Montana, at the third annual meeting ell
ected the following. l.. A. Walker, past
grand chancellor: J. E. Richards, Butte,
grand chancellor: A. J. Seligman, Helena.
vice chancellor; John G. Evans, Butte,
grand keeper OF seals and records.
Fifteen men hold mp {. train in Texas, in
timidate the passengers and secure over
$4,000 in cash.
Abner G. Cody, one OF the most expert
passers OF counterfeit mony in the United
States, has been arrested near Painted
Post. He is seventy-two. years old, and
has been in the business since he was six
teen years old. Government officers have
been hunting him for ten years.
Grace Leslie, leading lady OF the Kate
Casteton Troupe, was instantly killed in
a railroad accident near Denver.
Six persons have been killed and robbed
in the vicinity OF Ordran, a small town in
Austria Silesia, by a man who was recent
ly released from prison.
At the close OF the visit OF Bishop Ireland
to st. Thomas seminary St. Paul, Rev.
Mr.. Convy, student in the deacon's or
students. Duringhis sojourn abroad Bish-
OPP Ireland purchased many thousand val
liable works, which he has presented to
the seminary library.
At Wells, young man named Charles
Gooding was assaulted by Gottlieb Was
chk while crossing the land OF the latter.
Waschk threw a heavy harp-pointed file
at Gooding. which entered his back below
the the shoulder blade, cutting and ugly
wound and piercing thelung cavity. Good
ing lies in IL critical condition and Waschk
is in jail in default OF $1,000 bonds.
The marriage OF Miss Helen, eldest daugh-
ter OF ex-Lieut. Gov. Gilman of St. Cloud,
to George S. Rankin of Saltwater is an
nounced to occur early in June.
w. w. Williams late editor OF the stand
ard OF Albert Lea, has been appointed
weighmaster and John Heising inspector
OF wheat, both with headquarters at Mimi
eapolis.
w. P. Clough, Northern Pacific counsel,
-~~.,..e 20 go to the Manitoba company.
The Westminster Presbyterian Church
OF St. Paul accepts the resignation OF Rev.
G.. C. Herriott.
R. R. Briggs prominent attorney of
Morhead, is dangerously ill OF typhoid
pneumonia.
The Reform School Commission in SEES
sion at st. Paul. reconsidered the vote by
which the school was located at Red Wing
and commenced to vote again on the towns
to be chosen. The informal ballot stood:
Shakopee. 8; Hasting, 3; and Red Wing, 3.
But when the last formal ballot was taken
there were six votes for locating the school
on the Spates farm at Red Wing and that
settled the contest. The farm has about
600 acres OF land, valued at 100000. A
resolution WAS unanimously passed to pur-
chase it. The buildings to be erected upon
it will comprise sixteen in number, and
cost about 100000.
The proposed connection OF Lake Trav-
erse and Big Stone by canal is revived at ia
Browns Valley meeting.
The following appoin tments have been
made in the general land office: George X.
Bradford OF Louisiana and Richard C.
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